Case vs. Task
Casenoun
An actual event, situation, or fact.
Casenoun
A given condition or state.
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A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession.
Casenoun
(academia) An instance or event as a topic of study.
Casenoun
(legal) A legal proceeding, lawsuit.
Casenoun
(grammar) A specific inflection of a word depending on its function in the sentence.
Casenoun
Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language.
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(medicine) An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms.
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(programming) A section of code representing one of the actions of a conditional switch.
Casenoun
A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
Casenoun
A box, sheath, or covering generally.
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A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
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An enclosing frame or casing.
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A suitcase.
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A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.
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The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
Casenoun
A shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type, traditionally arranged in sets of two, the "upper case" (containing capitals, small capitals, accented) and "lower case" (small letters, figures, punctuation marks, quadrats, and spaces).
Casenoun
The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter.
Casenoun
(poker slang) Four of a kind.
Casenoun
(US) A unit of liquid measure used to measure sales in the beverage industry, equivalent to 192 fluid ounces.
Casenoun
(mining) A small fissure which admits water into the workings.
Casenoun
A thin layer of harder metal on the surface of an object whose deeper metal is allowed to remain soft.
Caseverb
(obsolete) To propose hypothetical cases.
Caseverb
(transitive) To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
Caseverb
(transitive) To cover or protect with, or as if with, a case; to enclose.
Caseverb
To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.
Caseadjective
(poker slang) The last remaining card of a particular rank.
Casenoun
A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book.
Casenoun
A box and its contents; the quantity contained in a box; as, a case of goods; a case of instruments.
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A shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type.
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An inclosing frame; a casing; as, a door case; a window case.
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A small fissure which admits water to the workings.
Casenoun
Chance; accident; hap; opportunity.
Casenoun
That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event; an instance; a circumstance, or all the circumstances; condition; state of things; affair; as, a strange case; a case of injustice; the case of the Indian tribes.
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A patient under treatment; an instance of sickness or injury; as, ten cases of fever; also, the history of a disease or injury.
Casenoun
The matters of fact or conditions involved in a suit, as distinguished from the questions of law; a suit or action at law; a cause.
Casenoun
One of the forms, or the inflections or changes of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words, and in the aggregate constitute its declension; the relation which a noun or pronoun sustains to some other word.
Caseverb
To cover or protect with, or as with, a case; to inclose.
Caseverb
To strip the skin from; as, to case a box.
Caseverb
To propose hypothetical cases.
Casenoun
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy;
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an occurrence of something;
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a special set of circumstances;
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a problem requiring investigation;
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the actual state of things;
Casenoun
a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument;
Casenoun
a portable container for carrying several objects;
Casenoun
a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation;
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a person requiring professional services;
Casenoun
the quantity contained in a case
Casenoun
a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
Casenoun
a specific state of mind that is temporary;
Casenoun
nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
Casenoun
the housing or outer covering of something;
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a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities);
Casenoun
an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
Casenoun
the enclosing frame around a door or window opening;
Casenoun
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow;
Caseverb
look over, usually with the intention to rob;
Caseverb
enclose in, or as if in, a case;
Casenoun
an instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring
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the situation affecting or relating to a particular person or thing
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an incident or set of circumstances under official investigation by the police
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an instance of a disease, injury, or problem
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a person or their particular problem requiring or receiving medical or welfare attention
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a person whose situation is regarded as pitiable or as having no chance of improvement
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an amusing or eccentric person.
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a legal action, especially one to be decided in a court of law
Casenoun
a set of facts or arguments supporting one side in a legal case
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a set of facts or arguments supporting one side of a debate or controversy
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an agreed summary of the facts relating to a legal case, drawn up for review or decision on a point of law by a higher court.
Casenoun
any of the forms of a noun, adjective, or pronoun that express the semantic relation of the word to other words in the sentence
Casenoun
a container designed to hold or protect something
Casenoun
the outer protective covering of a natural or manufactured object
Casenoun
an item of luggage; a suitcase.
Casenoun
a box containing twelve bottles of wine or other drink, sold as a unit
Casenoun
each of the two forms, capital or minuscule, in which a letter of the alphabet may be written or printed.
Caseverb
surround in a material or substance
Caseverb
enclose in a protective container
Caseverb
reconnoitre (a place) before carrying out a robbery
Tasknoun
A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
Tasknoun
A difficult or tedious undertaking.
Tasknoun
An objective.
Tasknoun
(computing) A process or execution of a program.
Taskverb
(transitive) To assign a task to, or impose a task on.
Taskverb
(transitive) To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.
Taskverb
(transitive) To charge, as with a fault.
Tasknoun
Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount.
Tasknoun
Business; employment; undertaking; labor.
Taskverb
To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.
Taskverb
To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.
Taskverb
To charge; to tax, as with a fault.
Tasknoun
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted;
Tasknoun
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee;
Taskverb
assign a task to;
Taskverb
use to the limit;
